‘Really scared’: Parents of kids with disabilities confront Dep't of Education chaos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042125_parents_disabilities/really-scared-parents-kids-with-disabilities-confront-dept-education-chaos/ As President Trump takes drastic steps to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, disability advocates are worried about whether the agency can carry out its responsibilities to serve students with disabilities. #Tucson #Arizona

For-profit immigration detention expands as Trump accelerates deportation plans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041925_detention_profit/for-profit-immigration-detention-expands-as-trump-accelerates-deportation-plans/ The Trump administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities to dramatically expand the nation’s capacity for detaining immigrants who do not have legal authorization to be in the United States. #Tucson #Arizona

Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for pain have withdrawal symptoms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042025_weed_withdrawal_op/weed-withdrawal-more-than-half-people-using-medical-cannabis-pain-have-withdrawal-symptoms/ In stark contrast to the overblown fears portrayed during decades past, these days, most people think cannabis is relatively harmless. While weed is indeed less dangerous than some other drugs, it is not without risks. #Tucson #Arizona

Smithsonian museum visitors reject Trump’s view that exhibits are ‘divisive’ & ‘woke’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041125_smithsonian_exhibits/smithsonian-museum-visitors-reject-trumps-view-that-exhibits-are-divisive-woke/ President Donald Trump’s order to scrub anything “divisive” from the Smithsonian to shield Americans from “woke” propaganda has – at least temporarily – had the opposite effect, as visitors are flocking to see certain exhibits before they’re taken down. #Tucson #Arizona